20/10/2006
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:13.764 | 130.673 mph |
| 2 | Davidson | Honda | M | 1:13.902 | 0.138 |
| 3 | Wurz | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:13.922 | 0.158 |
| 4 | Vettel | BMW | M | 1:14.204 | 0.440 |
| 5 | de la Rosa | McLaren | M | 1:14.237 | 0.473 |
| 6 | Button | Honda | M | 1:14.487 | 0.723 |
| 7 | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:14.888 | 1.124 |
| 8 | Jani | Toro Rosso | M | 1:15.159 | 1.395 |
| 9 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:15.661 | 1.897 |
| 10 | Ammermuller | Red Bull | M | 1:15.711 | 1.947 |
| 11 | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | 1:16.168 | 2.404 |
| 12 | Sato | Super Aguri | B | 1:16.534 | 2.770 |
| 13 | Viso | Midland | B | 1:16.737 | 2.973 |
| 14 | Speed | Toro Rosso | M | 1:17.047 | 3.283 |
| 15 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | 1:17.311 | 3.547 |
| 16 | Yamamoto | Super Aguri | B | 1:17.388 | 3.624 |
| 17 | Montagny | Super Aguri | B | 1:17.744 | 3.980 |